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            <h1>Create a new spreadsheet or open an existing one</h1>
            <p>In the <a href="https://www.onlyoffice.com/spreadsheet-editor.aspx" target="_blank" onclick="onhyperlinkclick(this)"><b>Spreadsheet Editor</b></a>, you can open a recently edited spreadsheet, rename it, create a new one, or return to the list of existing spreadsheets.</p>
            <h3>To create a new spreadsheet</h3>
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                <p>In the <em>online editor</em></p>
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                    <li>click the <b>File</b> tab on the top toolbar,</li>
                    <li>select the <b>Create New</b> option. <!--Here you can choose whether to create a <b>blank</b> text document or use one of the available document <b>templates</b>: contract, letter, list, or plan.--></li>
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                <p>In the <em>desktop editor</em></p>
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                    <li>in the main program window, select the <b>Spreadsheet</b> menu item from the <b>Create new</b> section of the left sidebar - a new file will open in a new tab,</li>
                    <li>when all the necessary changes are made, click the <b>Save</b> <div class="icon icon-save"></div> icon in the upper left corner or switch to the <b>File</b> tab and choose the <b>Save as</b> menu item. </li>
                    <li>in the file manager window, select the location of the file, specify its name, choose the required format (XLSX, Spreadsheet template (XLTX), ODS, OTS, CSV, PDF or PDFA) and click the <b>Save</b> button.</li>
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                <h3>To open an existing document</h3>
                <p>In the <em>desktop editor</em></p>
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                    <li>in the main program window, select the <b>Open local file</b> menu item on the left sidebar,</li>
                    <li>choose the necessary spreadsheet from the file manager window and click the <b>Open</b> button.</li>
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                <p>You can also right-click the necessary spreadsheet in the file manager window, select the <b>Open with</b> option and choose the required application from the menu. If documents are associated with the required application, you can also open spreadsheets by double-clicking the file name in the file explorer window.</p>
                <p>All the directories that you have accessed using the desktop editor will be displayed in the <b>Recent folders</b> list so that you can quickly access them afterwards. Click the necessary folder to select one of the files stored in it.</p>
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            <h3>To open a recently edited spreadsheet</h3>
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                <p>In the <em>online editor</em></p>
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                    <li>click the <b>File</b> tab on the top toolbar,</li>
                    <li>select the <b>Open Recent</b> option,</li>
                    <li>choose the required spreadsheet from the list of recently edited documents.</li>
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                <p>In the <em>desktop editor</em></p>
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                    <li>in the main program window, select the <b>Recent files</b> menu item on the left sidebar,</li>
                    <li>choose the required spreadsheet from the list of recently edited documents.</li>
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            <h3>To rename an opened spreadsheet</h3>
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                <p>In the <em>online editor</em></p>
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                    <li>click the spreadsheet name at the top of the page,</li>
                    <li>enter a new spreadsheet name,</li>
                    <li>press <b>Enter</b> to accept the changes.</li>
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            <p>To open the folder, where the file is stored <span class="onlineDocumentFeatures">, in a new browser tab in the <em>online version</em> or </span> <span class="desktopDocumentFeatures">in the file explorer window in the <em>desktop version</em>,</span> click the <span class="icon icon-gotodocuments"></span> <b>Open file location</b> icon on the right side of the editor header. Alternatively, you can switch to the <b>File</b> tab on the top toolbar and select the <b>Open file location</b> option.</p>
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